The view from the new US 1 bridge in St. Augustine. What a way to be greeted on my first visit to the new span with a Classic and FEC 714. The bridge is still partially under construction but the ... (more)

Autumn at East Portal
On a beautiful September 23, 2005, a UP coal train led by Southern Pacific AC4400CW No. 266 begins the decent to Denver after leaving the Moffat Tunnel at East Por... (more)

FEC 715 leads 226 across the San Sabastian River bridge on a cool crisp day the first one of those we have had for in quite a while. FEC 715 is one of those motors that can use a paint job.

With an Inman to Whitaker intermodal transfer job out of the way, the LA originating 226 begins to move again with domestic containers full of merchandise that will soon be delivered to their fina... (more)

Four UP units slowly rolls along the Truckee River as they prepare to stop at Truckee to let an auto train a head of them to clear the Big Hole Tunnel.

A former AC6000, now a 4400 horse powered unit, leads a westbound stack train over the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the tracks follows the Truckee River.

A touch of morning fog lingers on the Sheyenne River, as a westbound BNSF coal empty rolls across the massive 3,800 plus-foot long viaduct at Valley City, North Dakota. This is the Jamestown Subdi... (more)

After waiting on MT3 for the passage of the KLBG2-15, UP's KG1LA blasts off for the LM Bryan Intermodal Terminal west of downtown Salt Lake City.

The oil business in North Dakota is getting busier and busier. CP and BNSF are the ones reaping the rewards of the booming business. Here a loaded oil train is about to start downhill into Milwauk... (more)

Empty coal train westbound from Roanoke

Coal loads glide over the Meramec River in early morning light.

And here I thought my days in Colorado were done! Not quite. I'm in the Lower 48 on a business trip so when the opportunity presented itself, I figured I'd hit up my old stomping grounds to see ... (more)

It's a beautiful morning with the Flatirons dominating the background as an NB Coal Empty eases on into Longmont after waiting for a track inspector to clear up between SSS Longs Peak and MP 43. T... (more)